Society of the Yellow Sign

‘The King in Yellow’ by The Society of the Yellow Sign was released by Rainfall Records on Monday 8th August 2007. It was conceived and produced by Steve Lines and features music and spoken word pieces inspired by the ‘King in Yellow’ mythos created by Robert W. Chambers and expanded upon by such writers as H. P. Lovecraft, Lin Carter, James Blish, Karl Edward Wagner, Joseph S. Pulver Sr. and others. The album follows the same format as the earlier Rainfall release, ‘Strange Aeons’ (which was a tribute to the Cthulhu Mythos of H. P. Lovecraft) and features many of the same writers and musicians. Copies of both CDs are still available via the Rainfall Records & Books website and ebay.“We had been speaking for some time in a dull monotonous strain before I realised that we were discussing ‘The King In Yellow’. Oh the sin of writing such words – words which are as clear as crystal, limpid and musical as bubbling springs, words which sparkle and glow like the poisoned diamonds of the Medicis! Oh the wickedness, the hopeless damnation of a soul who could fascinate and paralyse human creatures with such words – words understood by the ignorant and the wise alike, words which are more precious than jewels, more soothing than music, more awful than death!”Robert W. Chambers - “The Yellow Sign”